Village government · Henry County, IL

Orion's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Orion took in $2.0 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Village taxes25%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Orion's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes25%

Property tax
18%$360 thousand
Other taxes
6.6%$132 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$112 thousand
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$574 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$397 thousand
  • Water$146 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.1%$122 thousand

State tax money38%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
38%$759 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$9 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$29 thousand
Fines
0.5%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

41%

of Orion's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$976 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$976 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$746 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$472 thousand
  • Sewer systems$243 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$318 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$175 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$104 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$258 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$258 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$42 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$42 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Orion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Orion itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.